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L

L command (debugger) : Debugger Commands
l command (debugger) : Debugger Commands
-l file test operator : Named Unary and File Test Operators
-l switch, perl : Switches
labels for loops Loop Statements Loop control Programming with Style for goto operator Goto goto names for : Variables
languages generating in Perl : Generating other languages in Perl generating Perl in : Generating Perl in other languages natural vs. artificial : Natural and Artificial Languages translating Translation from Other Languages Translation from Awk and Sed
last function : Programming with Style
last operator Breaking out: next and last Loop control last Time Efficiency
$LAST_PAREN_MATCH (see $+ variable)
lc function : lc
lcfirst function : lcfirst
leaving (see terminating)
left angle bracket (see <)
left justification : Format Variables
left-shift (<<) operator : Shift Operators
length of arrays : List Values and Arrays of strings : Time Efficiency
length function : length
less than (<) operator : Relational Operators
less than or equal (<=) operator : Relational Operators
less than sign (see <)
lexically scoped declarations : Scoped Declarations
lib module : lib--Manipulate @INC at Compile-Time
Liblist module : ExtUtils::Liblist--Determine Libraries to Use and How to Use Them
libraries (see directories) The Standard Perl Library ExtUtils: :Liblist module : ExtUtils::Liblist--Determine Libraries to Use and How to Use Them
line counter (see $. variable)
line input operators (see angle operator)
line number : Other literal tokens
_ _LINE_ _ token : Other literal tokens
line-end processing, automatic : Switches
line-oriented quoting : "Here" documents
link (see symbolic links)
link function : link
list context List Processing Scalar and list context Functions angle operator in : Line input (angle) operator forcing scalar context instead : scalar range (..) operator in : Range Operator recognizing in debugger : Using the Debugger
list operators Terms and List Operators (Leftward) List Operators (Rightward)
list values : List Values and Arrays
listen function : listen
listing code : Debugger Commands
LISTs List Processing
lists Pluralities List Values and Arrays chopping : chop as function arguments : Functions map function and : map nested A Brief Tutorial: Manipulating Lists of Lists Data Structure Code Examples replicating with x operator : Multiplicative Operators returning elements in reverse order : reverse sorting : sort syscall function with : syscall
$LIST_SEPARATOR (see $" variable)
literals (see numeric literals) : The regular expression bestiary numeric (see numeric literals) pseudo-literals (see input operators) string (see string literals)
loading functions (see AutoLoader module; SelfLoader module)
local communications : UNIX-domain clients and servers filehandles : Typeglobs and Filehandles time : Time::Local--Efficiently Compute Time from Local and GMT Time variables Scoped Declarations local Frequently Ignored Advice
local declaration : local
local function Universal Blunders Frequently Ignored Advice
Local module : Time::Local--Efficiently Compute Time from Local and GMT Time
localtime function : localtime
lockf function, emulating : fcntl
locking databases : Locking databases
locking DBM files : dbmopen
log files : Sys::Syslog--Perl Interface to UNIX syslog(3) Calls
log function : log
logarithm : log
logical AND (&&) operator : C-style Logical (Short Circuit) Operators negation (!) operator : Ideographic Unary Operators operators Logical Operators C-style Logical (Short Circuit) Operators Logical and, or, not, and xor OR (||) operator : C-style Logical (Short Circuit) Operators
Long module : Getopt::Long--Extended Processing of Command-Line Options
look( ) : Search::Dict--Search for Key in Dictionary File
lookahead assertion : Regular expression extensions
loops Iterative (Looping) Constructs Loop Statements Universal Blunders Programming with Style eval function within : Time Efficiency infinite : For loops labels for : Loop control last operator : last next operator : next redo operator and : redo reset function and : reset running time for code in : Benchmark--Check and Compare Running Times of Code
lstat function lstat
lvalues : Variables Symbols | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z Explanatory note Copyright © 1997 O'Reilly & Associates, Inc. All Rights Reserved.